Celia Rees was born in Solihull Britain. ... Witch Child is set in 1659 at the height of witch persecution on both sides of the Atlantic. ... Almost all of Celia Rees's books contain an element of fear. ... The idea for Witch Child came to her while she was visiting an American museum near Bath. ... Celia Rees's talented writing fuses her experiences with imagination and real life history....

• Word Count: 342
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

In act 1 scene 3, the second witch has been out and the other two witches are questioning her about what she has done. ... The portrayal of witches would have pleased the King because he blamed a lot of things that went wrong on witches. ... The Witches caution him, "Beware Macduff!" ... The second apparition is "a bloody child." ... The third apparition, "a child crowned, with a tree in his hand," shows the King's son, Malcolm. ...

• Word Count: 3254
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School